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STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HANK WILLIAMS JR. - ROWDY

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 74th Birthday of Shreveport, Louisiana native, singer songwriter and multi - instrumentalist, Hank Williams Jr.. Happy Birthday Hank ! He is the son of Legendary country musician Hank Williams and Audrie Williams. He is the Father of Hank 3, Holly, Katherine, Hilary and Sam Williams, and the Grandfather of Coleman Williams, who performs as IV. Today we are spinning Jr.'s 32nd studio album, Rowdy. The LP was released January 1981 on the Elektra/Curb labels and produced by Jimmy Bowen. It peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200, #20 in Canada, and #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and two singles were released ; "Texas Women" (#22 Canada, #1 Hot Country Songs) and "Dixie On My Mind" (#41 Canada, #1 Hot Country Songs). My beautiful Wife Lynn saw him right here in Lakeland on January 30,1988. I'll enclose a picture of her ticket as well.

1. "Dixie on My Mind" Hank Williams Jr. 2:37
2. "Texas Women" Williams 2:29
3. "You Can't Find Many Kissers" Williams 2:36
4. "Give a Damn" Williams 2:34
5. "Ain't Much More" Williams 2:30
6. "Ramblin' Man" Williams 3:36
7. "I Got a Right to Be Wrong" Dickey Betts 3:08
8. "Footlights" Merle Haggard 3:54
9. "Tennessee River" Randy Owen 3:06
10. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" Waylon Jennings 3:05

12-String Acoustic Guitar: Bobby Thompson

Acoustic Guitar: Bobby Thompson, Jon Goin, Hank Williams Jr.

Banjo: Bobby Thompson

Bass guitar: Joe Osborn, Stephen Schaffer on "Ramblin' Man"

Congas: Larrie Londin

Dobro: Hank Williams Jr.

Drums: Larrie Londin

Electric Guitar: Fred Newell, Jon Goin, Reggie Young

Fiddle: Jerry Rivers, Lisa Silver

Harmonica: Terry McMillan

Horns: Irv Kane, John Gore, Terry Mead

Lead Vocals: Hank Williams Jr.